Charis had been sick for the past 1 week. It started with fever & a blister began to appear on her lower lips after the fever subsided. At 1st we thought it was probably a pimple due to her playing with saliva as she has a fond habit of licking her lips with her tongue. Later it swell & there was even some pus in it.
Then the drama began... She would become very cranky & would cry & whine non stop, even in the middle of the night. James would have to carry her in his arms as she slept as she just refused to be put on the bed. There was one night she even demanded to lie sleeping on his chest till about 4am before he can finally "sneak" her onto the bed. Poor James! He had to try to catch his much deprived sleep while in that sitting position carrying her.
This reminded me of her when she was having colic in her early months. She would cling onto us & would want to sleep on our chest in this position. On bad days, we would have to carry her for hours like that as she slept.
I was feverish & having running nose the last few days, so I was feeling drowsy most of the times. When I cannot "tahan" anymore & retire early to bed, James would be left alone for the battlefield, though I would sometimes be awaken by her screams & would try to take over her. He has really been a great daddy! He's more than Charis & me could ask for. Sometimes because of the pain & discomfort, she can't even get to sleep even though she's exhausted. She'll then get frustrated with herself by kept pulling her hair & rubbing her eyes in irritation, which then add on to her crankiness.
When we brought Charis to her Paediatrician (PD-doctor that specializes in children), the PD said she has Oral Herpes! How did it ever happen? It was simply unbelievable especially when we don't have such condition, so where else could she "catch" it from?
The PD told us her there's sores all inside her mouth, & her gums are so swollen she can't even see her teeth anymore! That's bad! We have never realised that because Charis just refused to open her mouth for us. Maybe it was just too painful for her to do that. That explains the all the crankiness. Heart pain!
Anyway, we'll be bringing her to KK Hospital for 2nd opinion tonight because we don't believe Herpes can be diagnosed just through "looking & observing" only. I only believe in laboratory results. If she has to be diagnosed of something not as minor as cold & flu, then I demand to have at least some form of investigation done.
Anyway, for just "look & diagnose", the PD charges us $194! I should have studied harder last time & be a doctor. Not only can I earn lots of $$, but I'll also save some from my kids medical fees too. But more important than all these $$, we pray that Charis will recover fast & the pain & discomfort will disappear soon!
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